dicky seat
dicky n The omnibus made its first appearance on the street of St. John's on August 7th., 1860. With the coachman wearing a stovepipe hat and carrying a long whip, perched on a little bracheted "dicky" seat, and the conductor hanging on a contraption at the rear (not unlike a policema...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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1976
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/20702 |
Summary: | dicky n The omnibus made its first appearance on the street of St. John's on August 7th., 1860. With the coachman wearing a stovepipe hat and carrying a long whip, perched on a little bracheted "dicky" seat, and the conductor hanging on a contraption at the rear (not unlike a policeman at the rear of a police van) . . . PRINTED ITEM W.J. KIRWIN AUG 1976 JH SEP 1976 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn |
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